diff --git a/libsrc/geom2d/genmesh2d.cpp b/libsrc/geom2d/genmesh2d.cpp
index 6045598a..56dfcf96 100644
--- a/libsrc/geom2d/genmesh2d.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/geom2d/genmesh2d.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ namespace netgen
 	  double useh = h;
 	  if (hl > 0) useh = min2 (h, hl);
 	  if (hr > 0) useh = min2 (h, hr);
-
 	  Partition(GetSpline(i), mp, useh, elto0, mesh2d, searchtree, i+1);	    
 	}
       else
diff --git a/libsrc/geom2d/geometry2d.cpp b/libsrc/geom2d/geometry2d.cpp
index 23b29596..ffce88f2 100644
--- a/libsrc/geom2d/geometry2d.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/geom2d/geometry2d.cpp
@@ -436,8 +436,7 @@ namespace netgen
     infile >> numdomains;
     materials.SetSize(numdomains) ;
     maxh.SetSize ( numdomains ) ;
-    for ( int i = 0; i < numdomains; i++)
-      maxh[i] = 1000;
+    maxh = 1e99;
 
     TestComment ( infile );
 
@@ -467,7 +466,7 @@ namespace netgen
 	if (infile.good())
 	  infile.putback (ch);
 	 
-	maxh[domainnr-1] = flags.GetNumFlag ( "maxh", 1000);
+	maxh[domainnr-1] = flags.GetNumFlag ( "maxh", 1e99);
       }
     return;
   }